The rate of inflation in flooring has fallen for the second successive time in more than a year.
Since November 2022 the rate has seen inflation rise and then fall and rise again, but in November 2023 it broke the pattern, dropping from 7.7% to 5.7%: it had been 9.4% in September 2023 and 9.3% in November 2022.
Price increases for carpets and rugs dropped from 8.7% to 7.1%: the lowest rate this year.
Smooth flooring saw increases drop from 3.9% to 1.7%, another low for 2023.